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A grassy valley path leads towards Trusmadoor, then a short climb west reaches the summit ridge.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Great Cockup each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 526m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Great Cockup each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
9h 38m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:00 and starts 15:51. From the summit you see the sun 07:02 to 16:49.
Nearby summits
About Great Cockup
Great Cockup is the westernmost of the Uldale fells behind Skiddaw. It is a smooth, grassy ridge running east to west above the hamlet of Orthwaite. Meal Fell lies 1.1 km north-east across the narrow pass of Trusmadoor, with Great Sca Fell 1.9 km east and Knott 2.3 km east beyond it. Bakestall is 2.7 km south.
From Orthwaite, a path heads up the valley of Burn Tod Gill towards Trusmadoor and you climb west onto the ridge, or you take the slope straight up from the road. The ground is grass throughout. Most walkers include Great Cockup in a longer round of the Uldale fells with Meal Fell and Great Sca Fell.
The summit looks north over the Solway plain and south to the back of Skiddaw. These hills see far fewer walkers than the fells around Keswick.
Great Cockup is 526 m (1,726 ft) high with 92 m of prominence. It is in Lake District N, England. OS grid reference NY273333. It is the 8th highest of the 25 summits Peakify lists in Lake District N. The nearest summits are Lowthwaite Fell (1.5 km), Burn Tod (1.0 km) and Meal Fell (1.1 km).
Start at Orthwaite and climb the grassy slopes, either straight up or via the Trusmadoor pass.
Yes. Meal Fell is 1.1 km north-east across Trusmadoor, and Great Sca Fell lies beyond it.
Yes. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights and also a Birkett.
Great Cockup is 526 metres high with 92 metres of prominence.
Great Cockup is listed in Lake District N, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Great Cockup, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Great Cockup
Great Cockup is the westernmost of the Uldale fells behind Skiddaw. It is a smooth, grassy ridge running east to west above the hamlet of Orthwaite. Meal Fell lies 1.1 km north-east across the narrow pass of Trusmadoor, with Great Sca Fell 1.9 km east and Knott 2.3 km east beyond it. Bakestall is 2.7 km south.
From Orthwaite, a path heads up the valley of Burn Tod Gill towards Trusmadoor and you climb west onto the ridge, or you take the slope straight up from the road. The ground is grass throughout. Most walkers include Great Cockup in a longer round of the Uldale fells with Meal Fell and Great Sca Fell.
The summit looks north over the Solway plain and south to the back of Skiddaw. These hills see far fewer walkers than the fells around Keswick.
Great Cockup is 526 m (1,726 ft) high with 92 m of prominence. It is in Lake District N, England. OS grid reference NY273333. It is the 8th highest of the 25 summits Peakify lists in Lake District N. The nearest summits are Lowthwaite Fell (1.5 km), Burn Tod (1.0 km) and Meal Fell (1.1 km).
Start at Orthwaite and climb the grassy slopes, either straight up or via the Trusmadoor pass.
Yes. Meal Fell is 1.1 km north-east across Trusmadoor, and Great Sca Fell lies beyond it.
Yes. It is one of the 214 Wainwrights and also a Birkett.
Great Cockup is 526 metres high with 92 metres of prominence.
Great Cockup is listed in Lake District N, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Great Cockup, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
